Table 1 Niger's EPI Vaccine Characteristics *Vaccines not included in current EPI schedule

Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)

Birth

1

20

1.2

0.7

Intra-dermal

Refrigerator

[11–13]

Diptheria-tetanus-pertussis-hepatitis B-haemophilus influenza type B (DTP-HepB-Hib)

6, 10, 14 weeks

3

1

16.8

None

Intra-muscular

Refrigerator

[11–13]

Yellow Fever (YF)

9 months

1

10

2.5

6.0

Sub-cutaneous

Refrigerator

[11–13]

Oral Polio Virus (OPV)

Birth, 6, 10, 14 weeks

4

20

1.0

None

Intra-muscular

Freezer

[11–13]

Tetanus Toxoid (TT)

1^st contact, 4 weeks, 6 months, 1 year

5

10

3.0

None

Intra-muscular

Refrigerator

[11–13]

Measles (M)

9 months

1

10

2.6

0.5

Sub-cutaneous

Refrigerator

[11–13]

Measles (M)*

9 months

1

5

5.2

0.5

Sub-cutaneous

Refrigerator

[11–13]

Measles (M)*

9 months

1

2

13.1

0.5

Sub-cutaneous

Refrigerator

[11–13]

Measles (M)*

9 months

1

1

26.1

0.5

Sub-cutaneous

Refrigerator

[11–13]